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Mixed Vegetable Upma and Chutney

Upma is one common healthy breakfast recipe that is delicious too at the same time. Adding veggies increases its nutritive value and yes tastes great too. At my hometown in Belgaum/ Belgavi upma is served with chutney and this combo actually tastes delicious. Posting a resto style combination mixed vegetable upma with chutney as an accompaniment.

RECIPE :

Ingredients

1/2 cup semolina/ upma rava

1 tbsp ghee to roast the rava + 1 tsp ghee

1 cup hot water or as required

1 medium sized onion or 2 tbsp finely chopped

2 tbsp fresh green peas

2 tbsp carrots chopped into small cubes

Salt to taste

Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish

2 tbsp freshly grated coconut to garnish(optional)

Nylon sev to garnish(optional)

For the tempering

1 to 1 1/4th tbsp oil

1/8 tsp asafoetida

1/4th tsp mustard seeds

3 to 4 green chilles finely chopped (adjust to taste)

6 curry leaves

1 dry red chilly broken into pieces

METHOD :

Roast the rawa in 1 tbsp ghee on low flame till you get its aroma taking care not to burn it. Set aside.

Heat oil/ ghee in a deep flat pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter add asafoetida, green chillies, curry leaves, dry red chilli and mix well. Add onions and saute till transluscent, then add green peas, carrots and saute.Add the roasted rava and saute well. Add hot water, salt and stir well. Be careful while adding hot water as its real hot and it splutters when you add it to hot rawa. This is one of the reasons why a deep pan should be used. The rava will fluff up, mix well so that there are no lumps.

Cover with a steam release lid and cook on low flame till done. Open the lid and stir once or twice to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Once done add in a tsp of ghee and mix well. You’ll get a nice aroma. Remove from flame.

Serve hot garnished with freshly grated coconut and coriander leaves or nylon sev and coconut chutney and a lemon wedge if you want a tang to the upma.

NOTE :

I have used Sunday special upma rawa that is available at the grocers.

The upma comes out perfect if the rawa is roasted properly if not it’ll be sticky.